Safety blanket holder



July 2-7, 1937. M. IKASSAP 2,088,208

SAFETY BLANKET HOLDER Filed Dec. 10, 1936 INVENTOR Patented July 27,1937 UNITED STATES r rer one 2,088,208 SAFETY BLANKET HOLDER Max Kassap,Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application December 10, 1936, Serial No. 115,128

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved holder for blankets for cribs andbeds, and one of its objects is to provide a holder which can be placedin clamping position and released by a closing movement of the handholding the device, and. which will effectively grip the blanket withouttearing the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bed covering holder ofthis type with a main jaw formed from rubber covered wire, which isU-shaped in form. and a secondary jaw having spring clamping engagementwith the main jaw,

so that the material of the bed covering, whether blanket or comforteror otherwise, will be forced into the main jaw and effectively heldagainst slipping.

A still further object of the invention is to provide each of the jawswith means for improving the non-slipping engagement of the bed coveringwith the two cooperating jaws.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain new and useful improvements, combinations, and arrangements ofparts, clearly described in the following specification, and fullyillustrated in the drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view showing a crib equipped with four of the improvedholders.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the holder by itself, shown in larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a detail cross sectional view, taken on line 44 of Fig. 2,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 5-5 ofFig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a modification showing a slightly differentform for the spring loop.

Fig. 7 is a detail showing the main jaw of the modification of Fig. 6.

Referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating the practicalembodiment of the invention 5 designates a crib, which may be of anysuitable construction, and which is provided with the usual guard railsides 6 and l, for preventing the child or other occupant of themattress enclosed by the crib frame from falling onto the floor. Theusual bed covering 8 is arranged on this mattress. In order to hold thebed covering over the child or other occupant of the bed or crib, Iprovide a holder 9 at each corner portion of the crib or bed, and anyadditional holders which may be required.

Each holder consists of a main spring loop ii], the main jaw II and thesecondary jaw l2. The main jaw is formed U shaped and thus provides aleg Ha which extends from the adjacent end of the spring loop It, andanother leg lib which is spaced laterally thereof by the connecting bendits, so that a rearwardly opening throat i3 is provided. The secondaryjaw l2 projects into the throat l3 and is adapted to have springclamping engagement with the bend He and extend slightly beyond thisbend.

The spring wire it from which the holder is made is covered withcorrugated. rubber tubing l5, and to each end of this tubing a resilientrubber knob i6 is vulcanized. These two knobs Y are slightly larger thanthe diameter of the tubing, and are adapted to increase the resistanceto slipping offered by the resiliently covered wire. The knob on the endof the secondary jaw causes the bed covering material to bend over thebend portion He, and greatly increases the grip of the holder on the bedcovering.

The secondary jaw I2 forces the blanket or other bed covering materialinto the throat of the main jaw, and thereby' increases the area offrictional contact between the jaws of the holder and the bed covering,and also produces bends in the bed covering which result from thepenetration of the engaging surfaces of the holder jaws into the mass ofthe bed covering.

By manual pressure on the spring loop the jaws may be opened for thepurpose of causing them to grip the bed covering, or to release the jawsfrom gripping position.

The holder of Fig. 6 differs slightly from that U of Fig. 3 in theconfiguration of the spring loop and the main jaw. In Fig. 6, the springloop, here designated 28, is somewhat square in form, having inwardlyprojecting arms 2i and 22 linking the spring loop 20 with the main jaw2t and the secondary jaw 23'. The main jaw has an arm 25 bent slightlyinwardly to form the throat 26. Note Fig. '7. In all other respects theholders of Figs. 3 and 6 are alike.

My invention eliminates the use of safety pins, which are formed withsharp pointed spring shanks which are forced through the bed covering.It is well known that these pins become loose and frequently injure thechild or other occupant of the bed. With my improved holder there are nosharp points to pierce either the garments or flesh of the child or thebed covering, and there is no danger of injuring the child or the bedcovering.

In case of emergency it is easy to release the holder from grippingposition, by a simple hand pressure upon the spring loop, which willcause the secondary and main jaws to separate, when the bed coveringmaterial may be easily withdrawn, or the holder removed from the bedcovering.

The spring loop is adapted to be hooked over one of the posts usuallyprovided on the side of the crib, or on the lower crib bar of the siderail.

Having described my invention I claim:-

1. A holder for bed covering consisting of a spring loop having its endsin contiguous relation to each other, a main U-shaped jaw formed on oneend of the spring loop and having a leg disposed laterally of the springloop and substantially parallel thereto, to provide a rearwardly facingthroat, and a secondary jaw formed on the other end of the spring loopand extending across the throat and engaging the bend of the U- shapedjaw and extending beyond the same.

2. The construction set forth in claim 1, the holder being formed ofspring wire and covered with a resilient rubber tube having a non-slipsurface and provided with rubber knobs united to the ends of the tube atthe ends of the wire, the knob on the secondary jaw being spacedoutwardly of the bend of the U-shaped main jaw.

MAX KASSAP.

